[Linux+Wine] Works!

[Sparks]

Only a few minor tweaks you need to do to make it work, this is assuming you have steam running through wine already.

1. Install game
2. cd to "drive_c/Program\ Files/Steam/steamapps/common/Age2HD/"
3. Rename the "Launcher.exe" to "Launcher.bak" and "AoK HD.exe" to "Launcher.exe"
4. Inside of steam, add "-nostartup" to the launch options.
5. If your cpu automatically downclocks, disable that. For me, it was "sudo cpupower frequency-set -g performance"
6. Run the game, note that it will take several minutes to start up as the VS2012 redistributal and the directx fail to install, but it will run.

[[XSS] Frozentape]

YES! Every single one of you is marvellous, thank you!

[Boo Seta]

Guys, I've just had the best experience playing this game so far! Everything worked perfect. I just installed Windows 10 and started using it, now this game works like a charm! I hope it helps someone.

[Zeioth]

Thank you for take the time to post this. Worked perfect.

[DerpusaurusRex]

The latest PlayOnLinux installer seems to work great. All I had to do was rename the launcher and disable the Steam overlay.
The only issue I am having is that the in game text entry boxes do not show the text I have typed (it flashes on for a split second every time I enter a character, but then goes to black). I can still send the text just fine so it doesn't really hurt much. Anyone else seen this?

[futtbucker]

#110 Yes. I read somewhere that to fix it you need to download fonts common to windows. I tried once with the recommended fonts, but it didn't work. In retrospect, I think I should have tried to find a way to install them in wine perhaps.

For those with the alt+tab bug, there is a workaround patch (by Raditz12): https://bugs.winehq.org/attachment.cgi?id=52463

Discussion: https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30814

[Slobodan covek]

I have installed AoE in Steam in Wine. WHen I clicked on play, the small window appeared and installed DirectX, but then game did not start. WHen I click on Play again, the small window appears again saying something like "preparing to start", but it disapeares quicky and nothing happens.

What can I try to make it work? The original solution is from 2013. so...

Specs:


HP G5 255 (laptop)
15,6 inch 1080p display
AMD A6-7310 APU with AMD Radeon R4 Graphics × 4 (1 GB allocated to iGPU)
Gallium 0.4 on AMD MULLINS (DRM 2.49.0 / 4.10.0-28-generic, LLVM 4.0.0), Mesa 17.1.4
12 GB DDR3L 1600 MHz (4 + 8 GB)
Ubuntu 17.04 64-bit
Wine 2.0.2

[Terminator]

Most of the OP is still valid. Just replace "-nostartup" by "SKIPINTRO".

[Slobodan covek]

I also tried it with Play on Linux. Same thing.

[Storenfried]

PlayOnLinux Script + This solution + This: https://steamcommunity.com/app/221380/discussions/2/530645446320251909/
works almost perfect

[orca]

dont work for me, all i get is list of mods im subbed to (its worked previously) and then a wine crash.

[wincalp]

it works thanks a lot! What is the logic behind it? I want to do that on other games too

[Lor]

Thank you so much for this, worked a treat :) Running current wine-staging build, all I had to do was steps 1,2, install vcredist, then 6. You are my linux hero for the evening.

[Naib]

PlayOnLinux worked for me with two fixes:
* rename "AoK HD.exe" to "launcher.exe" from Steam's "Browse Local Files" (without this it won't start at all, as described in #112)
* change the PlayOnLinux config for AoE to use Wine 3.8 (with the default 1.21-Staging or whatever it is, multiplayer won't work; it times out trying to join a network game)

That worked for me on Ubuntu 18 / Thinkpad X1 Carbon, and also on a MBP running Sierra with PlayOnMac. I did not need to install fonts (PlayOnLinux downloaded Windows fonts for me) or add startup args or anything.

[felisuco]

Seems is nto workign again, i'm using Ubuntu 18.04 and winhq ppa with wine-staging 3.12 (also tried wine 3.2 stable and 3.12 unstable), is jus tnot workign i tried all the work arrounds i found, since a few versiosn i just did not neeeded to do anything, things just worked, but seems there is a regression or a upadte in game... :(

[felisuco]

Originally posted by yandrosblack:

Seems is nto workign again, i'm using Ubuntu 18.04 and winhq ppa with wine-staging 3.12 (also tried wine 3.2 stable and 3.12 unstable), is jus tnot workign i tried all the work arrounds i found, since a few versiosn i just did not neeeded to do anything, things just worked, but seems there is a regression or a upadte in game... :(